Sam Langford 'the Boston Terror' Comments

'In a non title fight he lost by decision to Jack Johnson the great heavyweight World Champion going back many decades in time When Johnson was practically unbeatable in the height of his physical prime' this is the rub, the raw strength endurance of youth, the seasoned experience skill of maturity, eventually age defeats the best; the great fight might be in boxing matches in the sky; the great early bare knuckle boxers are gone, but but a few photos and no recorded filmed fights to remember them by; but legends live on